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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 49 MIN

6.4 - Left in the Dark | A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste

from Chat out of Hell · host Emma Crossland & Sam Wilkinson

Off we go again! Time for us to analyse the saddest Jim Steinman you've ever heard, the fairly saddest Barbra Streisand, and just a regular Meat Loaf. And with those three gathered, we can get some answers. Answers to questions like:- What made the Everly Brothers fall out?- How many Steinman stage shows featured a motorbike in the big first act closer?- How many veterans of the UK military credit Jim Steinman with their career success?PLUS a lot of chat about feelings, a child doing reggae and all the usual sundry nonsense.Keep your comments, reviews and arguments flying in to [email protected], find us on Facebook or Instagram by searching Chat out of Hell and don't forget to use the hashtag #thechickenonesareareallyniceChat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy. Music extracts on this episode:Left in the Dark by Jim Steinman from the album Bad For Good (1981)Left in the Dark by Barbra Streisand from the album Emotion (1984)Left in the Dark by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)Lämnad i Mörkret by Cecilia Vennersten from the album Cecilia Vennersten (1995)A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Meat Loaf from the album The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste from the Whistle Down the Wind Cast Album (1998)Send us Fan Mail

Off we go again! Time for us to analyse the saddest Jim Steinman you've ever heard, the fairly saddest Barbra Streisand, and just a regular Meat Loaf. And with those three gathered, we can get some answers. Answers to questions like: - What made the Everly Brothers fall out? - How many Steinman stage shows featured a motorbike in the big first act closer? - How many veterans of the UK military credit Jim Steinman with their career success? PLUS a lot of chat about feelings, a child d...

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